There is simply no comprehensive state tally in 2025 to compare with 2024. Politicians tend to misuse some imperfect ...

California's governor is seizing on a rare piece of good news in a problem that has dogged his entire tenure. Gavin Newsom ...

California’s latest homelessness fix is barely dry — and it’s already lighting a fuse. A new state law that kicked in on New Year’s Day lets homeless and indigent drivers wipe away parking tickets — ...

The latest blow in a seemingly endless barrage of bad news for the California agencies tasked with fighting homelessness looms: President Donald Trump’s administration is expected to deeply cut ...

GOP gubernatorial candidate Chad Bianco, the sheriff of Riverside County, talks to homeless residents on Skid Row to bolster ...

California state and local leaders are in the midst of a dispute over who deserves credit for recent declines in homelessness and what should happen next, as counties warn that state budget cuts could ...

At Tuesday’s meeting of the Soroptimist International of Vacaville, Gail Thomson, co-founder of the local nonprofit A Hand Up, delivered a powerful presentation on the growing homelessness crisis in ...

SANTA ANA, Calif. (KABC) -- The homeless problem in Orange County, much like the rest of Southern California, is well-documented. And by most measures, it's getting worse. Now the issue is being dealt ...

SACRAMENTO — The upset is palpable. News reports that the Trump administration is planning to cut state grants to build permanent housing for homeless people has led state officials and homeless ...

A candidate for California’s State Assembly is taking an unconventional approach to highlighting the homelessness crisis plaguing the coastal region by giving an unfiltered point of view during his ...

The Santa Barbara Independent republishes stories from CalMatters.org on state and local issues impacting readers in Santa Barbara County. The latest blow in a seemingly endless barrage of bad news ...